Articles tagged under: BASF
CropLife America Appoints Rea
Published May 13, 2025
BASF Senior Vice President of Agriculture Solutions Paul Rea has been appointed board chair for CropLife America. This is Rea’s second time serving in this role.Prospects Are Good
Published May 2, 2025
The two-week outlook looks positive for spring planting. "It's been, maybe, a little slower start than we were anticipating with for the lack of snow we had and the way we thought spring was going to start, but the next 14…Cercospora Leaf Blight Control Necessary for Soybeans
Published May 1, 2025
Cercospora leaf blight is the number one cause of yield loss in soybeans among leaf diseases in the U.S. BASF Technical Marketing Manager Albre Brown says it was once an issue mostly for southern farmers, but it has expanded north.…Best Management Practices to Start the Season
Published May 1, 2025
BASF Midwest Seed Agronomist Jeff Mueller is seeing a definite trend in the acreage mix this spring. "A few more farmers are planting more corn on corn this year than they have in the past," said Mueller. "There's economics obviously…Fields Graying Off and Ready to Go
Published April 18, 2025
Field activity is picking up in the Red River Valley. "There's some sugarbeets going in; there's some guys getting their fields worked.; there is fertilizer getting spread," said Nick Salentine, business rep, BASF. "I think the further west you go outside…Getting the Crop Off to a Strong Start
Published April 10, 2025
Residuals are critically important for effective weed control. BASF Technical Marketing Manager Liam Vincent says residual herbicides establish a foundation to start the season. "We get that activating rainfall and if the rain shuts off as the season goes on, you…Feldhaus Takes New Role at BASF
Published April 3, 2025
Ashley Feldhaus is the new demand creation manager for BASF. Most recently, Feldhaus was the company’s marketing communications manager. Previously, she had a communications role at Bayer.Crop Disease is Hard at Work Long Before it Can be Seen
Published March 19, 2025
It seems logical for farmers to wait until they see a disease before they apply a crop fungicide. BASF Performance Driven Fungicides Technical Marketing Manager Kim Tutor says that is too late. "It all comes back to this idea of…BASF-Agmatix Collaborate
Published March 18, 2025
BASF has announced a strategic collaboration with an AI-based company called Agmatix. The goal is to produce a digital solution for predicting the presence of soybean cyst nematode. This collaboration hopes to provide accurate, predictive models on SCN infestations by…